Children often ignore bullying because they don‘t know how to deal with it or feel pressured to remain silent. To deal with bullying properly, they need to feel safe in talking about it. Children also need to feel safe when reporting bullying, recognize bullying and know it’s not okay. As a parent, dealing with bullying, you need to provide your child with the skills to stamp it out. Providing Children With Skills To Prevent Bullying […]
Social Skills
Why Do Kids Bully?
Bullies are mean! Aren’t they? Truth be told, most bullies need help and don’t know how to get it, so they bully others to feel better. While some are just mean, many bullies don’t even realize that their behaviors are considered bullying. Let’s take a look at why kids bully. Kids Bully Because? First, some kids find it hard to make friends. They may think that teasing or picking on other kids makes them look […]
I Saw The Sign And It Opened Up My Eyes, I Saw The Sign
If your child is being bullied, they may be afraid or embarrassed to talk about their bullying experiences with you. Spotting the signs of bullying will help you to start conversations with your children. It will also help them deal with this serious issue. Parents who saw the sign, will be glad they opened their eyes. Open Your Eyes And See The Signs Shame and embarrassment caused by bullying may lead children to isolate themselves. […]
Building Your Child’s Character
Anyone can be a victim of bullying. As a parent, you pray that your child is not the one being bullied. And cross your fingers they are not the one bullying others. To tell if your child is being bullied, you need to recognize some common characteristics that describe bullied kids. Pay attention and see if your child is displaying any of the following characteristics. If they are, building your child’s character will help them […]
Let’s Face It Kids Are Mean
Let’s face it… kids are mean. Kids make fun of other kids. Kids pick on other kids. Kids bully other kids. Kids tease other kids. Kids are often mean to other kids. Let’s face it kids are kids, and even our own can be mean to other kids; even our little angels are sometimes little devils. While schools do their best to mitigate bullying, it happens. It happens at school. It happens on the playground. […]
Teaching Children Manners It’s More Than Please And Thank You
Manners are necessary for children to learn, and is more than just saying magic words like “Please” and “Thank you.” Manners assist children in their interactions with people and show appreciation, display respect for others and themselves, and help develop sound character traits. Teaching your children manners is a must due parental activity. Using manners helps children to develop better relationships because they will know how to treat others in social and family surroundings. Children […]
